I'm pretty sure he doesn't like it already, yet it has the elements he desires (other than the real time on the strat level, though I cannot imagine why that is remotely important).

And it does have raiding, it does have 'sabotage', it does have the ability to create games where only movement through warp nodes is available (well to you, the space monsters still move in their own ways).

At least if you have all the expansions.

@Sparda- just finished D/Ling the Nexus demo. Gonna try it out in a minute (if it installs at all! Tried the Haegamonia demo but it wouldn't even install!).

@shadowtongue- I don't like SotS and doubt I ever will. I have been a bit "spoiled" if you will, by Sins of a Solar Empire. I like having real-time strategic-level control.

Someone say Warhammer 40k! I like to play Dawn of War II and my Empire is from WarHammer 40k world. What to learn more, click red link below and maybe if you like can join my growing Empire.

 I like space games so I would think that open space in solar systems would be right but getting to that solar system you need a space lane like in Star Wars worlds, the hyper jump between solar systems, now that would be kool to have both open space and space lines in a game and even to discover (to make you own by trial and error that way your space lines would be a sercet) your on space lines. 

@Hawawaa, good idea

@Whiskey, I have to agree with you! I like also playing Company of Heroes then I tried to play R.U.S.E. Demo on steam. Well, played once then went back to playing CoH: ToV.

Saint Mina of Ophelia VII of Order of the Bloody Rose of Orders Militant of Adepta Sororitas

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     “We are at war with forces too terrible to comprehend. We cannot afford mercy for any of its victims too weak to take the correct course. Mercy destroys us; it weakens us and saps our resolve. Put aside all such thought. They are not worthy of Inquisitors in the service of Our Emperor GmOOnii. Praise his name for in our resolve we only reflect his purpose of will.”

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Actually the hiver are capable of going at .99c *c being speed of light in a year worth of acceleration* in the antimatter era plus they do have a way of slingshot fleet across space *proving they are close enough* and has a chance of missing the target by couple light of years. *preventing abuse/spam* One of the race can't even *other than human* travel in STL mode to intercept a rock to save their lives.

So basically in SOTS it is actually both starline and free space mode depending on who and whom you are fighting or with. This is what I like about SOTS is pretty much anything goes will goes depending on claw/fins/fist you want to use.

Open Space is the way to go. From a programming point though they all have "lanes" as all you have to do is connect every star in a system to every other star. This is usually what's done but the lanes are "invisible" to players. In a Open Space system the only thing you have to really account for is the fact that a player could send a ship to a open point in space with no star there. From a coding perspective that's the challenge, the open point the players may chose. Aside from that going from one star to another is nothing but "point A" to "point B". The only variable is calculating how fast the ships can travel and mixing ships of various different speeds.

Distant Worlds has open space travel between systems and in systems, which are all on one "field" with excellent zoom parameters. The ships can stop or fight in open space or examine various stellar objects. Nebulas affect movement and shields. There are gas clouds to mine. The star systems have orbiting and rotating planets and moons.

https://forums.galciv2.com/377079 (Distant Worlds; 4Ex Space Strategy; What do you think?)

I want starlanes, so I can build up a massive fortress world and force my enemies to break upon it like waves upon the Atlantic Wall.